rule
An official instruction or principle that tells you what is allowed and what is not allowed in a specific situation, game, or organization. Rules help maintain order and ensure that everyone behaves in a fair or expected way.
أمثلة
3 من 5Don't forget the rule about taking off your shoes at the door.
Don't forget the rule about taking off your shoes at the door.
The committee has established a new rule regarding public health safety.
The committee has established a new rule regarding public health safety.
In our house, the golden rule is: you cook, I clean.
In our house, the golden rule is: you cook, I clean.
عائلة الكلمة
نصيحة للحفظ
Think of a 'Ruler' (the measuring tool). A ruler keeps lines straight; a 'Rule' keeps your behavior straight.
اختبار سريع
If you want to win the game, you must follow the ____.
صحيح!
الإجابة الصحيحة هي: rules
أمثلة
Don't forget the rule about taking off your shoes at the door.
everydayDon't forget the rule about taking off your shoes at the door.
The committee has established a new rule regarding public health safety.
formalThe committee has established a new rule regarding public health safety.
In our house, the golden rule is: you cook, I clean.
informalIn our house, the golden rule is: you cook, I clean.
The grammatical rule states that every sentence must have a subject and a verb.
academicThe grammatical rule states that every sentence must have a subject and a verb.
Company rules require all employees to wear an ID badge at all times.
businessCompany rules require all employees to wear an ID badge at all times.
عائلة الكلمة
تلازمات شائعة
العبارات الشائعة
as a rule
usually; in most cases
rule of thumb
a practical and approximate way of doing or measuring something
bend the rules
to allow someone to do something that is usually not allowed
يُخلط عادةً مع
A law is an official rule made by the government for a whole country, while a rule can be made by any group like a school or a family.
ملاحظات الاستخدام
The word is most frequently used in the plural ('rules') when referring to the collective instructions for a game or a social environment. It can also be used as a verb meaning to govern or control.
أخطاء شائعة
Learners sometimes use 'law' when they should use 'rule' for minor settings like a classroom. They also occasionally confuse the tool 'ruler' with the concept 'rule'.
نصيحة للحفظ
Think of a 'Ruler' (the measuring tool). A ruler keeps lines straight; a 'Rule' keeps your behavior straight.
أصل الكلمة
Derived from the Old French word 'riule', which came from the Latin 'regula' meaning a 'straight stick' or 'pattern'.
أنماط نحوية
السياق الثقافي
Different cultures have various 'unwritten rules' regarding social politeness and personal space that are expected to be followed even if they are not written down.
اختبار سريع
If you want to win the game, you must follow the ____.
صحيح!
الإجابة الصحيحة هي: rules
قواعد ذات صلة
عبارات ذات صلة
مفردات ذات صلة
An order is a request for food or goods that you want to buy...
disciplineThe adjective form 'disciplined' describes a person or behav...
policyA set of ideas or a plan of what to do in particular situati...
authorityAuthority refers to the legitimate power or right to give or...
protocolA protocol is a system of fixed rules and formal procedures...
كلمات ذات صلة
boned
B2Primarily used as an adjective, 'boned' describes something that has a specific type of skeletal structure or a piece of meat from which the bones have been removed. In the context of garments, it refers to items reinforced with stiff strips, such as a corset, to maintain a specific shape.
boneyard
B2A boneyard is a place where old, discarded, or obsolete items—typically large machinery like aircraft or vehicles—are stored or dismantled for parts. It is also an informal or regional term for a cemetery or burial ground.
bonfire
B2A large, controlled outdoor fire lit for celebration, signaling, or to dispose of garden waste. It is typically much larger than a standard campfire and is often the centerpiece of a social or cultural event.
bongo
B2To play the bongo drums or to strike a surface rhythmically and repeatedly with the fingers or palms. In academic or technical contexts, it often refers to the specific percussive action used in ethnomusicology or the observation of rhythmic motor patterns in behavioral studies.
bonito
B2A bonito is a medium-sized, predatory marine fish belonging to the Scombridae family, which also includes tuna and mackerel. In culinary contexts, it is most famous for being dried, fermented, and smoked to create flakes used in Japanese stocks and seasonings.
bonkers
B2An informal adjective used to describe someone or something that is crazy, insane, or highly eccentric. It can refer to a person's mental state, a chaotic situation, or an idea that seems completely absurd or wild.
bonny
B2An adjective primarily used in British and Scottish English to describe someone, especially a woman or child, who is physically attractive, healthy, and cheerful. It conveys a sense of natural beauty combined with a robust or wholesome appearance.
bonsai
B2Relating to the Japanese art of growing miniature trees in containers through careful pruning and wiring. When used as an adjective, it describes plants or objects that have been miniaturized or styled according to these aesthetic principles.
bony
B2Describes someone or a part of the body that is very thin, allowing the underlying bone structure to be seen or felt. It also refers to anything made of or resembling bone, particularly in biological or anatomical contexts.
boo
B2In informal contexts, 'boo' can be used as an adjective to describe something that is disappointing, poor in quality, or undesirable. It is more commonly recognized as a sound of disapproval or a slang term of endearment, but its use as a descriptor for 'bad' is found in specific colloquial dialects.
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